[Boatanchors] No code

[Bob Wilder]

I agree fully with what you said.  I was trying to play devils 
advocate.  But I do belive that all hams should start at the entry level 
license, wait a year for the next level.  Then wait a year for the final 
level under a three level system. This would give the new ham means to 
practice proper operation procedures.  Would prefer the old Class "B" 
method of actual drawing and labeling drawing of specific circuits at all 
levels instead of multiple choice.



At 04:29 PM 7/21/2005 -0600, Ray Friess wrote:

>I dont buy the numbers game as a reason to lower the standards.  If we are 
>going to do that then lets just do away with EVERYTHING and we'll have all 
>kinds of numbers ... and we'll sound JUST like the CB channels, and we'll 
>have as much intelligence and courtesy as we find there.   But at least 
>we'll have
>large numbers of hams....     I can just hear it now on 20 meters...
>BREAKER BREAKER GOOD BUDDY OVER THERE IN ENGLAND AND ITALY ..... (beeep of 
>the roger beep and LOTS of echo boards and other squealing and grunting 
>sounds from the toy boards ... maybe the infamous "female orgasm sound 
>effect" board the CBers like to install too)...
>
>Wouldnt you just love it?   BUT at least we'll have the numbers....  and 
>that's the MOST important thing.
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>Bob Wilder wrote:
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>>In the past couple of years I have worked several Novice and Technician 
>>class stations on CW.  Granted they are slow but they are accurate.  Most 
>>of the No Code license holders want to use CW if for nothing more than 
>>they just wanted do it on their own.  It is just like the days when I was 
>>Class "B" and finally got Advanced and when I went onto 75 meters, I was 
>>scared to death that I would something wrong.  We need numbers as only 
>>0.224% of the US population are licensed radio amateurs, or about 165,000 
>>hams out of over 296,000,000 in the US.
>>
>>Bob  Wilder
>>6032 Idlemoore Court
>>Theodore, AL 36582-4117
>>251-653-5274
>>Asst USAF State MARS Director- Alabama
>>Alabama State Training Director,AFA2HD
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Bob & Carole Wilder
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251-653-5274
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